Cash-register



Patented Ian. l7; I899.

N0. 6,"8 W. H. CLEASBY.

CASH REGISTER.

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Patented Ian. l7, I899. W. H. CLEASBY.

. CASH REGISTER.

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No. 6l7,7l8. Patfintod Ian. l7, I899. W. H. CLEASBY.

CASH REGISTER.

' (Application filed Doc. 81, v1697.) (No Model.) 3 Shouts-Sheet 3.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM II. CLEASBY, OF HARTFORD, CO NNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO J OIIN B. CHAPMAN AND THOMAS J. RIDER, F SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

CASH-REGISTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part Of that! Patent No. 617,718, dated January 17, 1899. Application filed Mural. 1.97. Serial Io. 664,875. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. CLEASBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at 4. These standards, near the base, support a shaft 5, that is normally held against rotation bya screw 6 and that is provided with a han- Hartford, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut,-have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cash-Registers, of which the following is a specification This invention relates to the class of Iachines which have movable finger-keys that are numbered to correspond with difierent amounts of money, and that when depressed to unlock the cash-drawer cause telltales to be exposed for indicating the amounts of purchases, and advance independent drums that bear numbers on their peripheries for registering the sums of cash deposited in the drawer.

The construction herein 'shown and described is an improvement on that set. forth in United States Patent which issued on my application on November 17, 1896, and was numbered 571,720.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction of the machine shown in that patent by making the mechanisms more simple, more positive, more durable, and more eflicient.

Referring ,to the drawings which accompany this specification, Figure l'is a front elevation of a cash-register that embodies the invention with a portion of the case cut awayin order to show the mechanisms in the intofior. Fig. 2 is a side elevation with the end of the case removed. Fig. 3 is a detail viewshowing one of the keys and a drumactuating mechanism. Fig. 4is a detail front view of a portion of the drawer-locking mechanism and the alarm that sounds when the cash-drawer is,nnlocked and opened. Fig. 5 is a detail side view of these mechanisms. Fig. 6 is a detail front view of a portion of the telltale-lifting mechanism. .Fig. 7 is a side view of thismechanism, and Fig. 8 are detail sectional views of one of the telltales.

The register shown has a wooden base I, mounted upon thigh is a metallic case 2. The base may be e of metal, as well as the casc,or the case maybe made of woodto correspond with the base, if desiredl In the base is a cash drawer or till 3. Mounted upon the base, near the ends, are upright standards die 7, by means of which it may be rotated when the fastening-screw is loosened. Secured to this shaft are a number of collars 8, and attached to each of these collars is a spring-plate 9. Loosely mounted on the shaft between each pairof collars is a ratchet-wheel 6o 10 and a drum 11, that is fastened to the .rachet-wheel and that upon its periphery has numerals which show the sums of money registered. The spring-plates on the collars bear against the ratchet-wheels andhold them 6 5 fromaccidentalmovement. When the shaft is secured against rotation by the holdingscrew, each ratchet-wheel and connected registry-drum may be moved independently on the shaft, for the ratchet-wheels are only fric- 7o tionally connected with the shaft by the Spring-plates. With the holding-screw loossued the shaftmay be rotated by means of its-handle, and then all of the ratchet-wheels and drums will be rotated with the shaft, for the spring-plates will bind the drums against the collars, which are secured to the shaft sufficiently to accomplish this.

Supported by a perforated bar 1:2, that extends across the machine from standard to standard, are a number of plunger-s 13, that at their upper ends are jointed to the key-1e vers 14 and at their lower ends are secured to arms 15. Pivoted to these arms are pawls 16, which by means of springs 17 are held in engagement with the teeth of the ratchetwheels. The outer ends of the key-levers are provided with numbered keys 18, and the innet ends are provided with rounded heads that are loosely inserted into sockets 19, 0 formed in the walls of the case. The plungers bearing the arms and pawls are normally held up by springs 20, placed in chambers in the perforated bar. When a key is depressed,

a plunger is forced downwardly against its 5 spring, and this causes a pawl to advance a ratchet-wheel one tooth and move the drum connected with that ratchet-wheel one step,

so as toexpose a higher number through a pee pening 21 made for the purpose in the rec shield 22, that is fastened to the base and extends npwardly in front of the drums.

Supported in h airings at the upper ends of the standards is a'shafr .3. Upon this shaft areloosoly thou-med the telltale-disks 24, that are numbered to indicate various amounts of money. Slots are made in the hubs of these trlltnles and screw 3 2 extend through.

these slots i nto the shaft, so that the tclltales have a limited movement independently of the shaft. At one end this shift bears a pinion 27. Meshing with this pinion is a rack .38, mounted upon a rod 29, that is supported by ears on the standard at one end. Attached to the rod is an arm 31, that extends through the case and on the exterior is provided with a key 32. The rod and arm with this key are normally held raised by a s ring 33. \Vhen this key is depressed, the rack is drawn down so as to rotate the pinion and the shaft in such manner that the screws in the shaft engage the edges of the slots in those of the telltalcm that are hanging down and move them up. On the removal of the finger from this key after the telltales have been lifted and held by the telltale-catches the spring raises the rod and rack and rotates the pinion and shaft in a reverse direction, so that the screws stand away from the edges of the slots in such positions that the telltales can again drop as their catches are released.

Borne by a rod 34, that extends from standard to standard,are a number of telltale catchbars 35. These catches are loosely mounted upon the rod with their upper ends in position to engage and hold up the telltales and their lower ends extending through openings in the ends of the arms 15. On these arms are rolls 36, and the lower ends 37 of the catches are inclined or wedge-shaped and held up to these rolls by springs 38.

\Vhen a key-lever is depressed and a re istry-drum is advanced, the downward move ment of the arm connected with that key by the engagement of its roll with the inclined end oscillates a catch, so that its upper end moves from beneath a telltale and allows it to drop and expose its figure in front of the transparent part of the case that is provided for this purpose. As the key and arm are raised the catch oscillates back into the path of the telltale that has been dropped, so that when the telltale-lever is depressed and the telltale oscillated up from in front of the -transparent part of the case the catch will snap beneath and hold it lifted. The arms 15 may be provided with screws 39, that can be adjusted. to determine the exact upward movement of the arms, so that the pawls will always move downwardly a certain distance when depresed, and thus advance the drums the correct amount to make the proper registry.

For setting the drums with the numbers all at zero ashaft40,with arms -1l ,may be mounted on the front of the base, so that the arms may be rotated in the path of pins 42, that project from the ratchet-wheels, and when the shaftis held with the arms in the path of these pins the shaft 5 may be rotated by its handle until the pins all make contact with these arms and stop the rotation of the drums.

Pivoted between ears 43,s ecu red to the base, is a locking-lever 44. The forward end of this lever turns downwardly and passes through the top of the base into the path of a locking-stud 45, that is secured to the cashdrnwer. The rearend of thislever is engaged by the lower end of a rocker-arm 46, secured to a shaft 47, that is supported by arms 48, that project from the standards. Secured to the shaft 47 are rocker-arms 4:), that are joined by a rod 50, that extends from near one standard to near the other standard in the path of all of the arms 15, that are attached to the key-plnngers13.

When any key is depressed and a telltale is dropped and registry-drum advanced, the arm attached to the key-plunger that is depressed engages the rod 50 and, moving it downwardlypscillates the rocker-arm in such manner that the locking-lever is oscillated and its forward end moved from in front of the locking-stud, allowing-the cash-drawer to be opened.

The rear end of the lockingJever-fl is Ciflr nected by a linlr 51 with a lever 52, that is pivoted to the bracket 53, mounted upon the top of the base. One end of this lever is normally held down by a spring 54, while the other end bears a pawl 55, that by a spring 56 is held normally in engagement with a shoulder 57, formed on a collar 58, that -is mounted on a shaft that bears the hammerarm 59. This hammer-arm is provided with a hammer 60, that is adapted to strike the bell 01. The shaft also bears a stop-arm 62, that limits its oscillation, and it is provided with a spring 63, which is arranged to aid its movement.

When the rocker-arms are oscillated by the depression of a key and thedrawer is unlocked, the locking-lever oscillates the lever 52, and this, through the pawl 55, raises the hammer-arm. \Vhen the lever 52 has oscillated a suflicient distance, the pawl 55 slips from the shoulder 57 and allows the hammer to drop and strike the bell.

\Vith this machine when one of the keys is depressed a telltale with a corresponding indication i allowed to drop into view and a registry rum is advanced to register the amount that is exposed, which registered amount can be seen when the front wall of the case is opened-through a peep-opening in the shield in the interior provided for that purpose. 'hen the amount is indicated and registered, the cash-drawer is unlocked and an alarm is sounded. Pressure upon the telltale-key raises all of the telltales that are hanging down exposed to view.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a cash-register, in combination, registering mechanisms, :1 series of.,iu dicating-tclltales with their upper ends loosely hung upon a rod, a series of catch-levers loosely pivoted upon a rod with their upper ends projecting beneath and temporarily holding the lower ends of the telltales so that the telltales extend horizontally, a series of arms adapted to engage the lower ends of the lovers, a series of key-levers connected with the arms in such manner that the depression of the keys moves the arms and causes them to oscilate the levers from beneath and allows the telltales to swing to a vertical position, a series of pawls connected with the arms and adapted to opcrate the registering mechanisms when the keys are depressed, and a key connected with the telltalesupporting rod for rotating the rod and turning the telltales from a vertical to a horizontal position, substantially as specified.

2. In a cash-register, in combination with the registering mechanisms and keys for operatin g the registering mechanisms, indicatingtelltales pivotally hung on a rod, catch-levers projecting beneath and normally holding the telltales lifted, arms adapted to engage the ends of the levers, key-levers connected with the arms in such manner that the depression of the keys moves the armsand causes the levers to oscillate from beneath the telltales and allows them to swing downwa rdly,an auxiliary key, and a rack and pinion operated by the auxiliary key for lifting the telltales, substantially as specified.

3. In a cash-register, in combination with the registering mechanisms and keys for operating the registering mechanisms, swinging telltales loosely supported by standards, catch-levers for temporarily retaining the telltales lifted, said levers having inclined faces at their lower ends, and arms connected with the keys and engaging the inclined faces of the lower ends of the levers in such manner that the depression of the keys moves the arms and oscillates the levers temporarily out of the path of the telltales and allows them to swing downwardly, substantially as specified.

4. In a cash-register, in combination with the registering mechanisms and keys for operating the registering mechanisms, swinging telltales loosely mounted upon a shaft supported by standards, a pinion borne by the shaft, catch-levers for temporarily retaining the telltales lifted, arms connected with the keys for engaging the ends of the levers in such manner that the depression of the keys moves the arms and oscillates the levers tem- .porarily out of the path of the telltales and allows them to swing downwardly, and a key connected with a rack that meshes with a pinion borne by the shaft that supports the telltales whereby the depression of a telltalekey through the intermeshing of the rack and pinion lifts the telltales, substantially as specified.

5. In a cash-register, in combination with the registering mechanisms and keys for operating the registering mechanisms, swinging telltales with perforated hubs and slots in their hubs, a supporting-sh in through the perforations of the telltale-hubs, screws passing through the slots in the telltale-hubs into the supporting-shaft, a pinion borne by the shaft, catch-levers for temporarily retaining the telltales lifted, arms connected with the keys and engaging the ends of the levers in such manner that the depression of the keys moves the arms and oscillates the levers temporarily out of the path of the telltales and allows them to swing downwardly, and a key connected with the rack that meshes with the pinion borne by the shaft that supports the telltales whereby the depression of the telltale-key through the intermeshing rack and pinion lifts the telltales, substantially as specified.

6. In a cash-register,'in combination with the registering mechanisms and keys for operating the registering mechanisms, swinging telltales with perforated hubs and slots in their hubs, a supporting shaft passing through the perforations of the telltale-hubs, screws passing through the slots in the telltale-hubs into the supporting-shaft, a pinion borne by the shaft, catch-levers for temporarily retaining the telltales lifted, said levers having inclined faces at their lower ends, arms connected with the keys, said arms having slotted ends bearing rolls that engage with the inclined faces of the ends of the levers in such manner that the depression of the keys moves the arms and oscillates the lovers temporarily out of the path of the tolltales and allows them to swing downwardly, a key connected with a rod, a rack borne by the rod, said rack meshing with the pinion borne by the shaft that supports the telltales, and a spring for normally keeping the rack in its highest position, substantially as specified.

7. In a cash-register, in combination with the registering mechanisms and keys for operating the registering meehanisms, telltales pivotally hung on a rod, catch-levers for temporarily holding the telltales in a horizontal position, said levers having inclined faces at their lower ends, forked arms connected with the keys with pins extending across the forks and engaging the inclined faces of the lower ends of the levers in such manner that the depression of the keys moves the arms so the engagement of the pins with the inclines oscillates the levers temporarily out of the path of the telltales and allows them to swing to a vertical position, and a key for llftllljf the telltales, substantially as specified.

8. In a cash-register, in combination with the registering mechanisms and keys for operating the registering mechanisms, indicating-telltales pivotally hung on a rod, catchlevers projecting beneath and normally holding the telltale-levers lifted, arms adapted to engage the ends of the levers, key-levers connected with the arms in such manner that the depression of the keys moves the arms and causes the levers to oscillate from beneath the telltales and allows them to swing downwardly, a draw locking-lever adapted to be oscillated when the registering mechanisms are moved, a bell, a hammer for striking the bell, a shaft supporting the hammer, a shouldered collar borne by the shaft, a stoppingarm for limiting the oscillation of the shaft, a spring for aiding the oscillation of the shaft, a lever supported adjacent to the bell, a pawl connected with one end of the lever and adapted to engage the shoulder of the collar on the shaft, a spring connected with the other end of the lever, and a link connecting the pawl-lever and the locking-lever, substantially as specified.

9. In a cash-register, in combination with the registering mechanisms and keys for operating the registering mechanisms, a draw locking-lever adapted to be oscillated when the registering mechanisms are moved, a bell, a hammer for striking the bell, a shaft supporting the hammer, a shouldered collar borne by the shaft, a stopping-arm for limiting the oscillation of the shaft, a spring for aiding the oscillation of the shaft, a lever supported adjacent to the bell, a pawl connected with one end of the lever and adapted to engage the shoulder of the collar on the shaft, a spring connected with the other end of the lever, and alink connecting the pawllever and the locking-lever, substantially as specified.

WILLIAM H. CLEASBY. \Vitnesses:

HARRY R. WILLIAMs, E. W. FOTHERGILL. 

